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Lesson 1

The Origin, Foundation, and Manifestation of the Church

The Church was born from the blood and water that poured out from Jesus’ side on the Cross.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Church History Conscience Death Grace Salvation History Sin Suffering Virtue
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Lesson Vocabulary

  • The Fall
    :
    (n.): When Adam and Eve, due to the temptation and lies of Satan, disobeyed God and rejected His love. Also called the Fall of Man.
  • Church
    :
    (n.): The name given to the assembly of the People of God whom He has called together from all the ends of the earth. It is both the earthly institution established by Christ during His earthly life to mediate the gift of salvation on earth, and the heavenly communion of all the saints together with God and His angels.
  • Salvation History
    :
    (n.): The story of God’s love and mercy revealed to us throughout human history, culminating in Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the Dead which won for us salvation from sin and death.
  • Old Testament
    :
    (n.): The first 46 books of Scripture that record the history of salvation from creation through the old covenant with Israel in preparation for the appearance of Christ as Savior of the world.
  • Chosen People
    :
    (n.): A title given to the people of Israel, the People of God, whom He had called out or assembled in His name. Most often used to describe the Israelites led out of slavery in Egypt in the Exodus, to whom the Ten Commandments were given through Moses.
  • Covenant
    :
    (n.): A sacred permanent bond of family relationship. God entered into a series of covenants with His People throughout Salvation History to invite us to be part of His divine family and to prepare us gradually and in stages, and in words and deeds, to receive the gift of salvation.
  • Image of God
    :
    (n.): A phrase describing how God made human beings like Him: as persons with intellect, free will, and a capacity for love.
  • Trinity
    :
    (n.): The Christian mystery revealed to us by God that He is three Persons in one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
  • New Covenant
    :
    (n.): The new and everlasting covenant won for us by Christ’s Paschal Mystery. In this covenant is the fulfillment of centuries of prophecies and all of God’s promises for the forgiveness of sins. We are made members of the New Covenant by our Baptism and we renew and participate in the covenant every time we receive the Eucharist. All people are invited to be members of the New Covenant.
  • Messiah
    :
    (n.): The Hebrew word for “anointed one” and the title given to the Savior God promised to the people of Israel.
  • Kingdom of God
    :
    (n.): God’s reign, or rule, over all things. During His public ministry, Jesus proclaimed that the Kingdom of God was at hand. The Church is the seed, or beginning, of the Kingdom here on earth. The Kingdom will be fulfilled in Heaven.
  • Twelve Apostles
    :
    (n.): The twelve men Jesus chose and endowed with special authority as the first leaders (bishops) of His Church. stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asks for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. (Matt. 7:7–11) The Church is the form this Kingdom of God on earth would take. By his preaching of the Good News and the coming of the Kingdom of God, Jesus inaugurated the Church. “To fulfill the Father’s will, Christ ushered in
  • Bishop
    :
    (n.): A successor to the Apostles, who has received the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. He is the leader of a particular church, or diocese, entrusted to him.
  • Priest
    :
    (n.): The collaborators of the bishops. By virtue of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, priests are consecrated — set apart in a sacred way — to serve in persona Christi Capitis (in the person of Christ the Head).
  • Deacon
    :
    (n.): Men ordained not for priesthood but for ministry and service as assistants to bishops and priests. They serve important functions in the ministry of the word, divine worship, pastoral governance, and the service of charity, tasks which they must carry out under the pastoral authority of their bishop.

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